Samuel R. Hedge
Aug 4, 2019
SAMUEL RAYMOND HEDGE was born on September 18, 1937 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Sam was raised on the family farm south of Jackson, Minnesota where he graduated from high school in 1955. He enjoyed many activities during his youth including FFA, 4H, and football. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to the neighbors. He had a lifetime...
Cecil Peter Mousel
Aug 1, 2019
CECIL PETER MOUSEL was born on April 11, 1923 to John and Frances (Sudtelgte) Mousel in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He attended school at St. Mary’s Academy in Dell Rapids, graduating from high school in 1941. He attended one year of school at South Dakota State College in Brookings, South Dakota, at which point World War II was beginning and...
Edward Deboer
Jul 29, 2019
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred in honor of Ed's memory. EDWARD RAY DEBOER was born on August 27, 1939, the youngest of twelve children, to Peter and Edna (Smook) DeBoer on a farm near Ellsworth, Minnesota. He attended school in town and loved being social with all of his friends. One of his favorite memories was when he...
Cleon Bowen
Jul 28, 2019
CLEON KENNETH BOWEN was born on September 20, 1962 to Kenneth and Ardyth (Hansen) Bowen in Luverne, Minnesota. The family moved to Canton, South Dakota for five years and then to Edgerton, Minnesota, where Cleon spent the rest of his childhood and graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1981. Following school, he enlisted into the U.S. Air Force where...
Linda Bernard
Jul 26, 2019
Linda Ione (Hollon) Bernard passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2019 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Linda was born on November 25, 1947 in Winona, Minnesota to Robert and Mary Jane Hollon. She graduated from Winona High School in 1966 and Winona State University in 1970. Her love of adventure brought her to Alaska where she was able to pursue her art...
Tamara "Tammy" (Dehaan) Kunze
Jul 25, 2019
Tamara “Tammy” Lyn (DeHaan) Kunze was born on September 3, 1961 to Donald and Therese (Grace) DeHaan in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She then moved with her family to Marcus, Cherokee, and finally settled down in Hawarden, Iowa. During her time in school, Tammy was a cheerleader, played on the volleyball team, and was a member of the golf team. She...
Arlane M. Lindemann
Jul 25, 2019
ARLANE MARY LINDEMANN was born on September 21, 1922, to George and Sarah (Wartner) Peters on a farm in ash Lake Township near Lake Benton, Minnesota. She was baptized and later confirmed at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton. She attended Country School District #4. On December 23, 1941, Arlane married Elmer Petersen in Lake Benton and this union...
Marlian "Pete" J. Petersen
Jul 25, 2019
In honor of Marlian, memorials are preferred to the Henry Sollie American Legion Post #10. MARLIAN "PETE" JEAN PETERSEN was born on December 13, 1933 to Olaf and Mildred (Koster) Petersen on the farm near Lake Benton, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended country school and later high school. At age 16 he decided it was important...
Silverius "Sil" Eischens
Jul 24, 2019
SILVERIUS "SIL" MARTIN EISCHENS was born on June 27, 1931 to John and Lena (Bairl) Eischens in St. Leo, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm by St. Leo. He attended St. Leo Catholic School and then Clarkfield High School, graduating with the Class of 1949. After high school, he farmed for three years. In November 21, 1953, he was...
Nelvin D. Van Ruler
Jul 23, 2019
NELVIN DAVID VAN RULER was born on November 28, 1949, to Joe and Mary (Bothof) Van Ruler in Slayton, Minnesota. He was raised in Lake Wilson, Minnesota and attended Edgerton High School. In addition to working on the farm of Winthrop Warren, Nelvin furthered his education by receiving his degree in auto mechanics at Pipestone Vocational School where he graduated...
Lorraine Kathryn Kuhlman
Jul 21, 2019
Lorraine Kathryn Kuhlman was born to Odin and Edith (Johnson) Hanson on February 21, 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa and lived in area towns. In 1933, they moved to Hawarden, Iowa where she started school. In the summer of 1936, she moved with her family to Tacoma, Washington where she attended Zion Lutheran School. In 1938, they moved to Le...
Peter Henstra
Jul 21, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Luke Society. PETER HENSTRA was born on November 24, 1930 to Klaas and Margaretha (Nydam) Henstra in Haarlem, Nethlerlands. He lived through WWII as a teenager and these experiences shaped his entire life. He attended school through the 10th grade. He was raised in the city, but always had a heartfelt desire to farm....
Mildred Weinkauf
Jul 20, 2019
Mildred Irene Weinkauf was born on December 28, 1930, to Jens and Frederikke (Hansen) Nielsen on a farm near Tyler, Minnesota. At the age of one she moved with her parents to a farm near Ruthton, Minnesota, and later to a farm near Holland, Minnesota. She attended grade school in Ruthton and in Holland, and graduated from Pipestone High School...
Darlene Ford
Jul 19, 2019
DARLENE MARY FORD was born on August 8, 1933 to Ernest and Christina (Van Dam) Meyer in Dell Rapids, SD. Her family moved to Holland, MN when she was four years old and she grew up and attended school in Holland. She began working at Fecker's in Pipestone, MN at the age of 16. She also worked for the Brockhouse...
Eldon Wellberg
Jul 18, 2019
ELDON WELLBERG was born on July 17, 1951, to Edward and Jeanette (Sutherland) Wellberg in Tyler, Minnesota. Eldon was raised on the family farm 4 miles west of Tyler. He graduated from Tyler High School in 1969. In his younger years, “Eldie” enjoyed fishing and was manager of Mel's Place softball team, keeping score and earning the nickname of “Doc.”...
Myron James Beukema
Jul 17, 2019
MYRON JAMES BEUKEMA was born on August 5, 1951 to John Richard and Harriet Cynthia (Koster) Beukema in Pipestone County, Minnesota. He grew up on the family farm and attended Edgerton Public School, graduating from Edgerton High School in 1969. On January 18, 1971 he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star,...
Dan Arp
Jul 16, 2019
DANIEL CONRAD ARP was born on December 23, 1955 to Myron and Lois (Matthiesen) Arp in Luverne, Minnesota. He attended both elementary and high school in Edgerton, Minnesota. After high school he worked on a farm near Edgerton and continued to live on the home farm where his family grew up. Later on, he moved to Hardwick, Minnesota where he...
Donna Mae Gingras
Jul 16, 2019
DONNA MAE GINGRAS was born on November 4, 1944 in Sheldon, Iowa to William Claus Fredrick Reyelts and Hendrika (Scholten) Reyelts. She was the second of six children and grew up on their family farm outside Hull, Iowa. Here she attended a small country school and then graduated “in town” from Boyden Hull High School, Class of 1963. Donna went...
Winnie Vander Vliet
Jul 15, 2019
WINNIE VANDER VLIET was born January 11, 1932 to Johannes and Grace (Teering) Van Holland on a farm between Rock Valley and Inwood, Iowa. She was only able to speak Dutch when she enrolled at Christian school. She then learned English and taught the language to her parents. After completing the eighth grade, she enrolled into Rock Valley public schools....
Carrie Bakken
Jul 15, 2019
Memorials may be directed to the Luverne Public School - Elementary Library. CARRIE CHRISTINE BAKKEN was born on November 21, 1967 to Darold and Helen (Eggen) Laabs in Rapid City, South Dakota. At 18 months, her family moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A few years later, the family moved to Luverne, Minnesota where Carrie began her kindergarten year in...
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